MATLAB: Enumerated Data Type in MATLAB

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I want to define a enumerated data type (eMatType) which consists of the following definitions :

STEEL = 1

CONCRETE = 2

ALUMINUM = 3

Now, once that data type is created, how can I use it to declare a variable. eg. if I want to delclare a variable as 'double', I use x = zeros(1,1,'double')

How can I declare a variable with the new enumerated data type?

Thanks.

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Check out the MATLAB Enumeration class. http://www.mathworks.com/support/2010b/matlab/7.11/demos/enumerations-in-r2010b.html

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